RunningAHEAD - Topic: Home Made Sports/Recovery/Energy Drinks (page 2)

mgerwn

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posted: 4/21/2008 at 4:00 PM

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Chris UK

posted: 4/22/2008 at 1:07 PM

I have used this made with cocoa powder - http://www.dissidents.com/articles/sportsdrink.htm

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robmora

posted: 4/25/2008 at 3:01 PM

I've seen a lot of people using maltodextrin in the past for their homemade drinks. What would be the differnce between that & dextrose? One of the arguments I saw for maltodextrin was that is was absorbed slower than some other carbs, but others say it has a high GI which would contradict that? It's hard to know what's best. I've also seen suggestions to get a good mix of various carbs... maybe I'll try that?

Marcus L S

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posted: 4/25/2008 at 3:33 PM

Quote from robmora on 4/25/2008 at 3:01 PM:

I've seen a lot of people using maltodextrin in the past for their homemade drinks. What would be the differnce between that & dextrose? One of the arguments I saw for maltodextrin was that is was absorbed slower than some other carbs, but others say it has a high GI which would contradict that? It's hard to know what's best. I've also seen suggestions to get a good mix of various carbs... maybe I'll try that?

Dextrose=Glucose. Highest GI. Maltodextrin will work too. I picked up the Dextrose bit from body builders and a book titled "Nutrient Timing". Since it has such a high GI, it causes a huge insulin release, which in the presence of protein is a good thing, assuming it's post exercise. Huge insulin releases any other time are not desirable.

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dnephin

posted: 4/25/2008 at 3:37 PM

For a recovery drink after long runs, I've been using what we have for breakfast just about daily: Protein shake using whatever soy or whey protein powder I can reasonably get at Trader Joe's, my coop, or wherever, fat free milk, plain yogurt, OJ (8 oz each of the liquids) banana, berries (rotate blue, rasp and straw.) Mmmm. I have oh, a few ounces before the run and say, 10 ounces after. Key to recovery is to get it in you w/in like 30-45 mins, or so I've read on the Internet. And experimentation seems to validate. I have wondered if using homebrew malt extract would suffice as a Gu-like thing.

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